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17,222 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Bogota, violence in Moscow and protests in Quito (Ecuador). Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 70 in 100 of its 219 stories, usually 31
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Colombia

154 of its 219 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bogota accounted for 141 of Colombia's 154 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (148 stories). Covid was named in 128 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

901 of its 2,400 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 482 of Russia's 901 stories about harm, carried by 406 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (425 stories). Flooding was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

59 of its 108 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Pulwama accounted for 26 of Kashmir's 59 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

1,147 of its 2,248 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kyiv accounted for 699 of Ukraine's 1,147 stories about harm, carried by 956 outlets. Avalanche was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

340 of its 1,033 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Brazil

46 of its 159 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 92 of Israel's 190 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Malta

34 of its 93 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Australia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in UK (32 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Ukraine (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Apr. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 17,222 stories about harm among 75,977 counted on 4 Apr.

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Colombia's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. of the day's 75,977 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Colombia's news mentioned Covid about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 4 April 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia70 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Kashmir55 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine51 in 100 of its 2,248 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen49 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel42 in 100 of its 450 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 509 Colombo Sri Lanka59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Kyiv Ukraine50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 699 Sacramento US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Moscow Russia40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 482

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: no storiesNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: no storiesBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 49 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 51 in 100 of its 2,248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tonga: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Taiwan: 41 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 376 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 822 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 77 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 68 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 38 in 100 of its 2,400 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 567 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Panama: 43 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 1,033 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malta: 37 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 65 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 38 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 42 in 100 of its 450 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 41 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Georgia: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 39 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ecuador: 63 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 70 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 39 in 100 of its 1,244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 42 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 38 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bahamas: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Algeria: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 39 in 100 of its 1,244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 51 in 100 of its 2,248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Colombia 70 in 100 of its 219 stories · mostly health ● Ukraine 51 in 100 of its 2,248 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 55 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 42 in 100 of its 450 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● China 39 in 100 of its 1,244 stories · mostly health ● Yemen 49 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 7,564 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,067 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,591 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,509 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 817 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 671 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 422 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 422 stories · less than usual (usually 5%)

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed4,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees335 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions167 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations116 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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